The old and the new year
Subject(s): Alfonso XII, King of Spain, 1857-1885, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Damrosch, Leopold, 1832-1885, Death and burial of a person, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Father Time (Symbolic character), Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Grim Reaper (Symbolic character), Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885, Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885, Imprisonment, Leo XIII, Pope, 1810-1903, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, McCloskey, John, Cardinal, 1810-1885, New Year, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885, War, Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925, Wars
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Father Time presents the new year labeled “1886” to Puck standing in the foreground, holding his lithographic pencil. Behind him are scenes of events from 1885, such as President Cleveland’s inauguration on March 4, Fredinand Ward’s conviction and William Mahone’s defeat, publication of Pope Leo XIII’s “Encyclical” Immortale Dei, Louis Pasteur’s anti-rabies vaccine, Chinese attacked in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Tacoma, Washington Territory, and the Grim Reaper strikes down Ulysses S. Grant, Alfonso XII of Spain, William H. Vanderbilt, composer Leopold Damrosch, Cardinal McCloskey, Thomas Hendricks, and Victor Hugo. Fighting continues in Bulgaria, Sudan, Tonquin, and Spain.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-12-30
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The old and the new year. [December 30, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287943. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. The old and the new year. [30 Dec. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287943.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1885, December 30]. The old and the new year.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287943.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.